Haiti is the 94th member of the International Surfing Association (ISA). Despite the devastating earthquake in 2010, surfing is alive in this Caribbean country. Surf Haiti, the national governing body for surfing of Haiti, is developing educational programs, sustainability initiatives, and the nation’s first surf school. “In recent yearsn Surf Haiti has contributed to the […]
Riding a wave with your body is an extraordinary experience. It’s just you and the ocean. However, you can hardly do it without swim fins especially designed for bodysurfers. There are notable differences between bodyboarding fins and bodysurfing fins. Some might think you won’t notice the difference between both fin models, but that isn’t absolutely exact. […]
The perfect surf at Scorpion Bay, in Mexico, is being threatened by a deep ocean phosphate mining project. Scorpion Bay is one of the best surf spots in Mexican waters, but the perfect peeling right-handers may have their days numbered because of “Don Diego,” a mining adventure led by Exploraciones Oceánicas. “The mining permits allow […]
Fernando Aguerre has been re-elected as president of the International Surfing Association (ISA), at the ISA 50th Anniversary World Surfing Games in Punta Rocas, Peru. The iconic Argentinean enters his eighth term as president of the world governing body for the sport of surfing, with two new vice-presidents: Barbara Kendall, New Zealand Olympic Windsurfing gold […]
Nauru, Sri Lanka and Cayman Islands have become the 87th, 88th and 89th members of the International Surfing Association (ISA). It’s almost there. The world governing body for the sport of surfing is close to reaching its goal of 100 member nations in 2015. “Surfing is also a 22 billion dollar business with a natural […]
She won four ASP Women’s World Tour titles in a row from 1994 to 1997. Lisa Andersen is the star of the third annual SurfAid Cup Malibu, to be surfed on the 6th September, 2014. At 45, the New York surfer girl is back in the competitive line-up. Lisa Andersen started surfing at 13, when […]
The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) will open a new office in New York City. Mark Noonan, the newly-appointed Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) at ASP International, will be in charge of developing and staffing the organization’s new office in New York City. “Planting a flag in the media and marketing capital of the world, New […]
Josh Moniz and Caroline Marks have taken out the 2014 NSSA National Championships, in three-to-five foot surf, at Huntington Beach, California. The 18-year old surfer from Honolulu will never forget the day he joined Kolohe Andino, Greg Long, Kelly Slater and Andy Irons in the winner’s list of the National Scholastic Surfing Association (NSSA). The […]
Surfing is one of the world’s oldest sports. Although the act of riding a wave started as a religious/cultural tradition, the truth is that surfing rapidly transformed into a global water sport. The popularity of surfing is the result of a sum of events, innovations, influential people, and technological developments. The early surfers had to […]
Fernando Aguerre, president of the International Surfing Association (ISA) believes the artificial wave pool technology will help surfing get to the Olympic Games. The Argentine surfing leader is on a long-term mission. Fernando Aguerre is strongly committed in getting the sport of riding waves into the Olympic Games. In the last two decades, the ISA […]